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Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static.
By John DruckenmillerNews
Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: Local news without the static. episodes
- 'Significant' updates at LakePoint? Storms take it easy on us. Floyd's teacher the year. Rants: Wild dogs and AWOL voters.
Tuesday's first headlines include:
- LakePoint to announce 'significant infrastructure and growth initiatives' Thursday afternoon with Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp attending.
- Business: Blast off for Rocket Wash in Cartersville as it opens today -- with free car washes for a few days.
- Floyd County Schools names Greg Smith Teacher of the Year.
- Rome Floyd Parks & Recreation: Mary Hardin Thornton named special services manager; Rick Haase promoted to sports manager.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: About a half inch of rain overnight with a handful of power outages; high of 70 today.
- Rants of the Day: The wild dogs are back -- and voters are AWOL.
10 min - Swift & Finch stirring things up. Wild dogs return. Fog advisory issued. Rant: Saluting 178 advance voters for enduring bizzaro election.
This week's first headlines:
- Business: Swift & Finch updates and expands the shop, has that customized French van on the road again and looks to grow wholesale business
- Residents in the Between the Rivers neighborhoods report the return of the wild dogs. One couple witnessed two dogs mauling a cat this morning. We’ll have updates.
- A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 this morning across Northwest Georgia. Please use extra caution and maybe leave a few minutes early for work or school.
- At least 13 hospitalized statewide so far as the 2019-20 flu season is under way. What to know.
- Political notes: There’s a new leader of theLeague of Women Voters. Floyd GOP to hear about homeless Thursday night. Advance voting resumes today.
- Rant of the Day: Saluting the Rome 178 (advance voters, that is). They deserve a medal for putting up with this year's election headaches.
9 min - Watching our tropical Saturday weather. Crushed Tomato expands, KFC remodels. Busy weekend. Rant: New voting machines: Paper or plastic?
Busy Friday and it ain't going to slow down over the weekend:
- Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: We’re looking at an inch of rain, 15 to 20 mph gusts as a tropical system moves across the state on Saturday. Continuing updates all weekend.
- 'Severity of violations' behind Budgetel Inn permit suspension; health department, agencies placed 84 children, families, others in 'safer' places.
- Dining: The Crushed Tomato expands to LaFayette starting Tuesday. KFC on Turner McCall getting a new look; drive-through remains open.
- Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center: BooFest, Walk With a Doc, Bluegrass & Roots Festival, chili cookout, John Wisdom ride on the agenda. Weekend
- New voting machines getting a test in early voting in Bartow, Paulding counties. Locally, 150 advance voters since Monday; today 8 a.m.-5 p.m., public health department.
- Rant: About those new voting machines: paper or plastic?
9 min - Updates on Ball Corp's $200 million expansion. Latest on closed Budgetel, families. Restaurant news. Rave: Salute Ball Corp. deal with something from a can made in Shannon.
Continuing headlines from Hometown Headlines:
- Dining: Sign's up at new Little Caesar's as opening day is now just a few weeks away. Also, two Philly Cheesesteak spots are under consideration in Rome.
- Aluminum cups are among the products Ball Corp. plans to make with $200 million investment coming to Shannon with 180 more jobs. Opening is set for late 2020. Interesting sidebar: The 67 acres Ball bought in that area will not be used for this.
- An earlier Public Health inspection report at the now-closed Budgetel Inn in Cartersville found evidence of roaches, mold but also earned an overall score of 84 out of 100. The previous score from 2018 was 93. Bartow officials continue to aid 200 displaced tentants.
- Jobs: 1,000 more jobs here last month vs. September 2018 but first-time jobless claims also rise.
- Wednesday night’s Fields of Faith gathering at Pepperell High drew 1,800 area students.
- Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center: BooFest, Walk With a Doc, Bluegrass & Roots Festival, chili cookout, John Wisdom ride.
- Rave of the Day: Salute the Ball Corp. expansion with something from a can produced in Shannon.
10 min - Troubled Bartow hotel closed; 200 evicted. The Season Events grows; $19M Trion plant celebrated. Election updates. Peaks & Valleys: 12-pack of Northwest Georgia's highs, lows.
Wednesday's headlines with more to come:
- Budgetel Inn closed in Cartersville area; nearly 200 evicted. We’ll have more on this story throughout the day.
- The Season Events celebrates Cartersville addition. Holly and Ray have a success on their hands in Rome and now they’re branching out. A ribbon cutting also was held Tuesday for the $19 million Dixie Specialty Fibers in Trion. And does a famililar name have plans for Broad Street? That’s the word on the street.
- Update: 39 advance voters on Tuesday at the health department; that’s 70 so far this week, less than a half of 1 percent of registered voters Plus: Weekend voting set for Oct. 26-27 at civic center; second early voting site discussed. Keep an eye on this one.
- State Patrol: A Polk County man, 45, dies early Tuesday after being struck while walking near the Cedartown High.
- South Rome Redevelopment hosts GOAL update, learning center tour Friday. Director named for Berry's Center for Student Entrepreneurship.
- Peaks & Valleys: A 12-pack of the highs and lows of Northwest Georgia.
9 min - Noon meeting on fate of weekend advance voting. Timbo's opening a restaurant. Beer fest updates. Rant: Egos and the city commission.
A newsy Tuesday begins here with more to come this afternoon:
- Politics: Noon meeting today to offer a closer look at why there is no weekend voting this election cycle -- and might not be. At issue is the required “call” to set the election which already has been published and can’t be altered.
- Advance voting so far: 31 votes on Monday. It returns today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the health department on East 12th Street.
- Dining: Timbo's Smokehouse, among the region's top food trucks, to open Rockmart restaurant in November.
- Groundbreaking was held for Pepperell Middle School on Monday. The $20 million buildling should be open in January 2021.
- The Nov. 2 Rome Beer Fest: What to know about tickets, food and craft beer, including the debut of 'When in Rome IPA' from Rome City Brewing Co.
- Buzz: City Commission OK's 'urban camping' ordinance as well as the panhandling ordinance. It got emotional again last night .
- Rant of the Day: What to do about all those "egos" the City Commission keeps targeting.
10 min - Meet the BoilMasters, cooking for a cause. Advance voting begins. Vaping concerns in Gordon Co. Rant: Block the Vote.
Monday's first news and our rant of the day, "Block the Vote."
- Meet The BoilMasters: We spotted these guys on Facebook in recent days having more fun than should be allowed, serving up barrels of low country boil. It turns out, they do it not for profit but to benefit local nonprofits who auction their services. Read about a fun little enterprise that lets three good friends hang out together while helping their community in turn.
- First, advance voting starts today at 8 a.m. and continues until 5 p.m. at the health department on East 12th This is the only place to vote in advance and will be open weeks through Friday, Nov. 1. Weekend voting is still up in the air. No civic center, yellow brick courthouse or West Rome church this time.
- We have two candidate forums or get togethers this week, the first at Fuddruckers brought to you by the Rome TEA party and conservative coalition, and the second Thursday evening at the Division Street complex brought to you by 100 Black Men and others.
- We also have links to all our stories on the 2019 city commission candidates as well as the video edition of Community Watch’s candidate interviews.
- In health news, Gordon County Schools have adopted new policies dealing with vaping. Get this: it is for students in sixth through 12th grades.
- Rant of the Day: A new early voting location. No weekend voting. Is someone trying to 'Block the Vote'?
10 min - 2 Rome midlevel managers resign following investigation. Panda Express permit issued. Busy, cooler weekend. Rant: Power to the people, right on.
Friday's exclusive updates include:
- Two midlevel administrators have left city of Rome employment following an investigation; both had been on leave prior to resigning.
- Business: $800,000 permit for Panda Express the first at new East Bend. Value of three other projects together at more than $5 million
- Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center. Fiddlin' Fest returns. Oktoberfest celebration. Mushroom, Covered Bridge festivals. Two Sunday concerts. Weather: Look for mid 70s Saturday and Sunday.
- Rant of the Day: Summerville Park, Between the Rivers neighbors step up as government fails.
8 min - Two Floyd men held following chase to Ala. Another vaping death; more concerns. 'Fest'-ive weekend. Rant: Brian McCann a part of our sports history.
News and sports dominate today's headlines:
- A chase that started in downtown Rome and ended in Cherokee County (Ala.) lands two Floyd County men in custody.
- Health: State confirms second vaping death; governor, health department issue health warning. Plus: Our recent podcast on local concerns about vaping
- Druck Report: Cartersville's Drowned Valley Brewing Co. is just about ready to pour.
- Weekend! presented by The Forum River Center. Fiddlin' Fest returns. Oktoberfest celebration. Mushroom, Covered Bridge festivals.
- Sports: Brian McCann, the last original Rome Brave, retires. The Atlanta Braves are done for the season.
- Rant: McCann an indelible part of our sports history.
9 min - Druck Report: Cartersville's Drowned Valley Brewing Co. just about ready to pour. Owners Dean Kimberly and JD Dean on how an idea is about to become a craft brew destination.
Northwest Georgia's second craft brewery is expected to open in November. Drowned Valley Brewing Co. is just about ready at 4 Tennessee St. in Cartersville and will greet customers with eight custom brews on tap.
Dean Kimberly, the owner and head of business operations, and JD Dean, owner and head brewer, joined us on The Druck Report to highlight how they grew their love of craft beer from an idea to what is about to become a destination in downtown Cartersville.
Dean, an award-winning home-brewing veteran, says he knew he wanted to make his own soon after having his first beer.
Together and with some additiional partners, they've given new life to the former Cartlon Building. In addition to the brewery, it will be home to:
- A tap room complete with darts, corn hole and other games.
- Space for food trucks; guests also are welcome to bring their own favorites with them to pair with Drowned Valley's beers.
- A dog friendly atmosphere.
- And eventual plans to expand carryout and distribution service.
Kimberly and Dean are working close with Rome City Brewing Co. partners Jay Shell and Dr. Trent Prault and even bought RCBC's original brewing system as the Rome brewer expanded into larger quarters at 333 Broad St.
They joined us recently at Brand Red Studios to talk about craft beer and what's next. We thank Brand Red for their production support of our long-form podcasts and Todd LaBerge for another excellent job producing this conversation. The Druck Report is a production of Hometown Headlines Inc. Please join us for our weekday newscasts as well.
>>More craft beer news: We recently interviewed Jay Shell of Rome City Brewing. Listen to that podcast here.
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